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So based on these two sources, is there a definitive conclusion?
1. Stafford > Goff on 3rd and 8+
2. Goff is no good on 3rd and 8+ (or at least wasn't in 2020)
3. McVay doesn't trust Goff on 3rd and 8+
4. McVay can't play call on 3rd and 8+
Some or all of these?
Zn's numbers appear to make the answer #1 but definitely not #2.
But also, notice--Goff threw 48 times on 3rd and 8+, Stafford threw 62 times. 48 times is more than Jackson, Allen, Brees, Watson, Wilson, though Brees was hurt. It is also 4 less than Mahomes. It's just not a bad or indictable number comparatively.
Detroit has no running game. So you tend to want to let Stafford gunsling.
At least the Rams have Cam Akers. That could be some factor in the discrepancy.
With that option, McVay didn't need to rely on Goff as much.. which probably helps facilitate the "lost confidence" feeling.
Would be interesting to see who on the Rams took most of the carries on 3rd and 8+
